Jimmie Lea Herren

Jimmie Lea Herren

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Jimmie Lea Herren, age 94, of Marquez have been set for 2 pm, Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the Marquez Cemetery. Rev. Billy Bob Evans will officiate and burial will follow. A visitation is set for Friday evening, from 6 pm until 8 pm at the funeral home.

Jimmie Lea Herren was born October 28, 1921 in Marquez and was a lifelong resident of Marquez, Leon County, Texas. She was a member of the Clear Creek Baptist Church and was a homemaker. When she was younger, she enjoyed quilting and sewing and made many of her daughters clothing. She liked being out doors and had beautiful flower beds. Ms. Jimmie was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Minnie (Powell) Neyland; her husband, J. Pleamon Herren, Sr.; a daughter, Jimmie Sue Ellison; her sisters and a son-in-law, Gene Hamner. She passed away on August 30, 2016 in Centerville.

Surviving family includes a son and daughter-in-law, J. Pleamon Herren, Jr. and Barbara of Houston; a daughter, Linda Hamner of Houston; a son-in-law, Jimmie Ellison of Centerville; eight grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren and three step-great grandchildren.

Serving as pallbearers: Joshua Herren, Jason Herren, Seth Ellison, Jared Ellison, Orlando Ayala and Jimmie Ellison.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas.